Gas installation housing



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P. A'. ANDERSON 2,105,135

GAS 4INSTALLATION HOUSING Filed May 25, 1957 2 Sheets-sheet 1 Bnventor Jan. 1I, 1938.

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Patented anni, 193sons lNs'rAlLA'rloN HOUSING Peter ii. Andersomlortiand, Maine Application my z5, i931. sei-iai No. 144,151 3 claim.:` (ci. sie- 112i The present invention relates to improvements in gas installation housing and has for an object 'A to provide an' improved housing particularly .for

liquefied petroleum' gas installation in which a back plate constitutes the support both for the regulating equipment and for a hood which is hinged to the back plate and may be swung upwardly to give better access to such regulator. U f Ihe invention also contemplates the use, in connection with such back plate and hood of an arm for supporting the hood prop.

A further' object ofthe invention ls to provide an improved back plate and hood in which both parts cooperate withpipe standings, or without pipe standings.- f

A still further obiect of the invention is toproduce a one-piece hood, a back plate which also combines to `form a hinge for the hood, and a structure which eliminates doors, is more durable than existing structures, is streamlined indesign and economical tdmanuiacture.

A still further object ot the invention is tol the production of a housing for a two-drum in-A stallation. in which not-only the bottles. but also the regulators and pigtails are completelyv covered.

A still 4further object of the invention is to provide a housing for a two-drum installation accommodating any size drum and usable on practically any type of commercial installation..

With the foregoing and other objects in view `the invention will more fully described herein- .Y after and more-pa ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings in which like reference characters denote like'or corresponding parts throughout the several views, l

Figure 1 is a front elevation, with parts broken away and partsshown in section oikan installation with the improved houslngshown in theclosed position.

Figure 2-is a top plan view ofthe saine with parts broken away and parts shown in section.

Figure 3 is a side elevation with the support f and hood shown ln section and with the hood in the elevated position.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the improved back plate and hinge.

Figure 5 is a simiiar view of the prop support and combination lock arm. v "f Figure 6 is a perspective view of the rod or prop, and

Figure '7 is a front view, with parts broken away and parts shown in section, and illustrating an optional form of pipe standard.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I! designates a brick or stone wall, a wooden wall,v

or other appropriate support to which the back plate II is affixed by the use ci' nails, screws, bolts or other iastenings I2, or in case of stone or brick wall pipe standard maybe used iniplatf of nails, screws, etc.

Asbest seen in Figures 3 and 4, the major por- `tion of the back plate is offset forwardly from. the

support Ill. At or near its lower end this back plate -is provided with a spacing shoulder I3 and a foot I4 havingthe holes or perforations I5 to receive the fastenings I2 by which the lower part of the plate is secured to the wall II).

At its upper portion the back plate II is prov vided with 4a spacing shoulder I6 associated with an elongated flange or head strip I'I. The upper end of this head strip is rolled, as at I8 to mesh j wlth the rolled leaves I9 of a hinge plate 20. A

hinge pintley 2i passes through the rolled portion and unites the lplate to the -head strip I1,

whereby the hinge member 20 is carried and supported by the back platel I I. Y

The hinge. plate has openings 22 for fastenings 23, for instance rivets by which the `hinge plate 2li is secured to the upper side of a protecting hood.

This hood is formed by substantially semi-circul'ar upper wall 24 and a front wall 25.' 'I he inner end of the hood'i's open. Likewise the bottom of l such hood is open.'l

The back plate II vis formed with appropriate openings 26 and 28 to receive fastenings for supporting the regulators or the regulating equip.-

ment 21. it`beingunderstood' that the form "of regulator shown in the drawings is merely for purposes of illustration' and that the improved housing may be used in connection with any type of regulatlng'equlpment. The back plate II will thus hold theregulating equipment with reference to the'hoodwhereby the hood may coml- -pletely cover, house and protect the same.

,A bracket is fastened to the backside of plate II, by welding or other fastening processes such as rivets 29, screws etc. It is for the purpose of supporting the prop by, which the hood is held in place when open, also for the purpose of lock` ing hood.

This bracket is more particularly iuustrated'm Figure 5 and is composed generally of the arms 32 and $3 connected angularly by the elbow 3l; The

` arm 33 carries at its vforward end the diagonal arm 35, and on the outer end of such diagonal arm is the terminal ange 36 having two or more 'openings 31. The arm 32. as besi-l seen in Figure 2,`lies along the face of the support IIl. The` arm 33'extends out from. the wall'or back plate at substantially right angles or perpendicularly thereto at the side of regulating equipment 21.

The purpose of the arms 32 and 33 is to secure support from the back plate for the bracket but at the same time to avoid the regulating equipment.

, The diagonal arm 35 is for the purpose of bringing the 'ange l0 out substantiallyv centrally of the hood and centrally of theback plate without interference from the regulatingiequipment. It is desirable to have the flange 38 in a central position with respect to the hood in order that the rod or prop 38, shown in Figures 3 and 6, may engage the hood in alinement with the'hinge and in alinement with its center mass to better support the same; also that fiange 38 may protrude through slot 43, best illustrated in Figure 3, so that padlock may be placed in outer opening 3l for the purpose of locking the equipment when not servicing, inspecting or otherwise manipulating. 'I'he prop 38 is formed at one end with the offset pin 39 and connecting shoulder 48. At the other end it is similarly formed with the shoulder 4| and the offset pin 42.

The hood in its'front wall 25 near the lower -edge thereof is formed with one or more openings or perforations 43.

In the use of the device, the back plate H is attached to the wall I0 by the use of fastenings I2 of appropriate character or pipe legs 45. The regulating equipment 2`| is mounted upon the back plate il. The hood may be attached to the hinge plate 20 before the back plate is mounted in place or afterwards. When the hood is mounted the rear edge of its upper wall 24 .engages against the support l0 and the lower edge of the wall 24 extends down a sufficient distance to house and protect the regulating equipment..

When access to the regulating equipment is to be hadthe hood may be raised, for instance to the position shown in Figure 3, and if desired held in this raised position by the prop or support 38 leaving the workmans hands free to adjust, to repair, to attach or detach or to replace the regulating equipment or other parts. Thev pin 39 of the prop 38 is insertable in inner hole 3l of the flange 38. When so inserted the rod 38 is turned so that the shoulder 48 will-move into the engaged opening, in which case the pin 39, being angularly disposed with reference to the shoulder 48, will act at one side of the flange 3B to retain the prop or rod 38 upon the bracket. The rod 33 itself will engage the opposite wall of the flange 36 to prevent the shoulder 48 from going through the engaged perforation in this direction. The shoulder 40, partaklng of the cross section of the rod 38, is rounded or substantially so, and therefore the prop or rod may rotate freelyabout the flange 38. 1

The upper pin 42 of the prop 38, while fitting suiiiciently loosely in the aperture 43 of the hood so that no great care need be taken in fitting this pin 42 to the aperture, nevertheless the aperture 43 is not ofsuch great diameter that the shoulder 4| would pass therethrough. 'Ihe shoulder 4i constitutes a stop or a rest against which that portion of the wall 25 of the hood immediately surrounding the aperture 43 engages. Thus the rod 38 supports the hood 25 as shown in Figure 3. By lifting the hood, as by engaging the lower edge of its front wall 25 in the hand and lifting the same, the aperture 43 will be removed from the pin 42, and the rod or prop 38 may be allowed to descend by rotation about the bracket iiange 36 until such rod 38 hangs down by gravity, or may be placed in a broadly speaking upright position resting against the wall under the hood. It may be left in this place or it may be removed by turning the rod and withdrawing the pin 33 axially yfrom the opening 31.l

i In Figure -3 the hoodis shown as having cutout portions 44 to receive and accommodate rods 45 shown in Figure 7. 'I'hese cut-out and bentover portions also serve the purpose of holding the equipment more rigid. The rods extend down and telescope with other rods 46, the rods being held in place by set-screws 41. The upper convergent ends of the rod 45 may be affixed to the back plate as by fastenings 48 entering openings 28of the back plate H.

The back plate Il forms at once a support for the hood and for theregulating equipment. yIt also forms the support for the bracket, the bracket being so formed as to derive its support and centering from the back plate and to engage by means of the prop centrally with, the hood without interference from the regulating equipment.

The hood may be a one-piece seamless metallic structure which will be of light weight yet strong and durable and of economical manufacture.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claimsz- 1. In a. housing installation, a back plate having means to support the same from a support, a hood hinged to said back` plate to open upwardly, a bracket composedpf angularly joined therefrom and a perforated terminal flange on the diagonal arm, said bracket mounted on theback plate, a prop releasably and rotatably carried by said fiange and formed with a cooperating pin and shoulder, said hood having an opening to releasably engage said pin with an adjoining wall whereby the hood/may rest upon said shoulder.

2. In a housing installation, a back plate having means to secure the` same to a support, a hood hinged at its upper rear portion to an upper part of said plate whereby the hood may open upwardly about. the hinge connection, a bracket composed of angularly joined arms with a diagonall arm extending forwardly therefrom and a perforated terminal fiange on the diagonal arm, one of the angular arms being fixed to said back plate, and a prop releasably and rotatably carried by said flange and formed with a cooperating pin and shoulder, said vhood having an opening at its forward lower portion to releasably engage said pin with an adjoining wall wherebyv the hood may rest upon said shoulder wheny the hood is raised.

. 3. In a housing installation, a hood, means forhingedly mounting the hood upona support with the hood opening upwardly, said hood having at its forward lower portion an opening with a wall adjoining the opening, a bracket supported by said means within the lower portion of the hood and having an outer portion for receiving a padlock, said outer portion positioned to project through said opening when the hood is in the lowered position, and a prop rotatably carried by the outer portion of said bracket and .having a pin on its upp'er end for fitting in the opening of the hood when raised and a said adjoining wall.

PETER A. ANDERSON.

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